Introducing Caleb Holt, one of the top freshman guards in the country
Caleb Holt started high school just a few months ago, and he’s not only already made a name for himself in his home state of Alabama, but around the country.
Holt, a 6-foot-5 freshman out of New Market (Ala.) Buckhorn High is an ultra-quick, athletic, shifty guard. He can use his speed and handle to get to the rim and his strength allows him to finish through contact with defenders years older than him. Holt has also shown the ability to knock down the catch-and-shoot three. While he has the potential to be a great defender with his chiseled frame and positional size, more effort needs to be presented on that side of the ball first.
The Alabama native turned 15 years old over the weekend, and half the Southeastern Conference has offered him a scholarship. Auburn, Alabama, LSU, Mississippi State, Florida, Ole Miss, Georgia, and others have extended scholarships.
The work is only getting started for Holt, who says he gets up at 6 a.m. every morning, seven days a week, to get up 500 shots with his father.
Holt is still four years away from arriving on a college campus, but he already knows what he’s looking for.
“Somewhere I can develop,” he says. “Somewhere I can fit in well, bond with my teammates and everything.”
Holt grew up a fan of which two schools?
Despite being raised in the state of Alabama — where football culture is as good as gospel — Holt didn’t grow up rolling with the Tide, or chanting ‘War Eagle.’
Instead, he grew up a Georgia football fan, and a North Carolina basketball fan. In fact, he even went as far as to say that UNC was his dream school. His all-time favorite Tar Heel? Kenny Smith, who just so happened to be his former AAU coach, while playing with Aim High Jet Academy in Atlanta.
If Holt continues to improve and develop, it won’t be long until the Tar Heels come calling. But no matter where he ends up playing his college ball, he’s bringing game to wherever he goes.
In summary, Holt might be young, but his future is bright.